Johnston Canyon Rock Stabilization – Banff National Park

Requirement:

Work for this Contract comprises of rock stabilization in Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta.

The Johnston Canyon hiking trail is located in Banff National Park, AB off of the Bow Valley Parkway.  The trail is approximately 2.7 km to the upper falls and consists of seven catwalks and a bridge that crosses the creek near the beginning of the trail.  The work involved with the rock slope remediation program consists of rock scaling, trim blasting, rock bolting, asphalt removal and disposal, cold patching, tree/deadfall removal, retaining wall construction, rock wall construction, supply and installation of metal railing, temporary removal and replacement or relocation of metal railing, and other related works.  Vehicle and equipment access to the site is restricted by the bridge near the beginning of the trail.  It is anticipated that the majority of access will be by foot from either the Johnston Canyon parking lot, or from a footpath that connects an existing truck access fire road to the trail.


SI04	MANDATORY SITE VISIT:

There will be a site visit on August 11, 2015 at 8:00 AM. Interested bidders are to meet at:

	Johnston Canyon Day Use Parking lot
	Banff National Park

Bidders are asked to register prior to the site visit with the contact listed in SI06.

The site visit for this project is MANDATORY.  The representative of the bidder will be required to sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Bids submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be accepted.


Project Timeline:

The work must be completed on or before October 23, 2015. 


Bid Submission:

Bids are to be sent to: 

Parks Canada Agency
Contracting Operations
Suite 1300 - 635 8 Avenue SW 
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3M3


Information:

National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.

Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.

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The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.